Peacock Spider
What is your favourite peacock spider ? Where can I learn more about peacock spiders ? How do you name a new species ? How many more species are there to be discovered ? Do males display only to a female of their own species ? Which was the first peacock spider ? How man species were known when you found your first ? How are they related ?
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Updated catalogue of Australian peacock spiders including …
On 25 February 2021 Jurgen Otto and David Hill published an updated version of their “Catalogue of the Australian peacock spiders” in Peckhamia 148.4, now including 91 species in the genus Maratus.
Maratus sarahae - Peacock Spider
Otto & Hill 2012 illustrated and described this spider in detail but allowed Waldock 2013 to name it. Otto & Hill 2014 subsequently republished their description of Maratus sarahae in the context of other species in the Maratus mungaich group. distribution: catalogue more photographs on Flickr video 1 on YouTube video 2 on YouTube My story ...
Maratus yanchep, a new species of peacock spider from north of …
2023年12月31日 · Maratus yanchep, a new species of peacock spider from north of Perth December 31, 2023 On 29 December 2023 Jurgen Otto and David Hill described Maratus yanchep in Peckhamia 311.1 .
Where can I buy them ? — Peacock Spider
I am unaware of anyone breeding peacock spiders or offering them for sale, either in Australia or overseas. In Australia they can be caught and kept legally (so far), but any collecting in nature reserves, national parks and the like requires special permits.
Maratus scutulatus - Peacock Spider
A recent phylogenetic analysis by Girard et al (2021) confirmed the close relationship of this species with other peacock spiders, a relationship that was already hypothesised by others. It was included into Maratus by Jurgen Otto and David Hill ( Peckhamia 148.4 ) to maintain the monophyly of the genus Maratus distribution: catalogue
Size — Peacock Spider
The black bars are millimetre divisions, so this spider is approximately 1.5 mm in length juveniles (2nd instar) of Maratus jactactus on the same ruler as in previous picture. Distance between two bars is 1 mm.
9. Lane Cove - Peacock Spider
This was the tell-tale sign of a peacock spider, the way they signal to the female when they are not in direct sight. I also spotted a drab looking female nearby, which these signals were aimed at. The female looked a little different from those of Maratus volans , …
Maratus constellatus - Peacock Spider
Named by Schubert 2020 Courtship display, females and juveniles described by David Hill and Jurgen Otto in Peckhamia 306.1 Article: The Conversation , Museum Victoria additional photographs: flickr Videos: Vimeo